# Where are the Iraqi millions going?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-iraqi-millions-going/194159 "2003-08-10T05:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jodocus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jodocus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodocus)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-iraqi-millions-going/194159/1 "2003-08-10T05:39:14Z")

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What are they doing with all the millions of dollars they are finding hidden in irag? I hope they are putting it towards paying off our national debt!

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-iraqi-millions-going/194159/2 "2003-08-10T05:51:25Z")

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The various seizures of cash and gold and whatnot are taken to Kuwait for analysis, and will be given to the Iraqi government for the purpose of rebuilding infrastructure, when the government is in place.